Molly....Move on over!

Sometimes things occur that make other things worthwhile. We had our “Ireland reunion” last night, and as you remember we decided to take the Cook’s Illustrated meatballs despite the Ireland theme. It was potluck, so exciting opportunities to graze. There were many good dishes, a couple of Irish stews, a Sheppard Pie, some Guinness Bread, and other tasty stuff. There was also liquid Guinness, alas, in a bottle which just doesn’t seem to be the same, but hey, it’s still good. We were at a venue close to the water, so we also had some freshly shucked and steamed oysters:




with the basement team in control.



They were really good.



But anyway, as I said we took our Meatballs, and put them on the table. Some folks who had read the blog today knew about them, but mostly people did not. We wound up sitting at a table with a son of our tour hosts. One of their sons brought a plate to the table, and said without any prompting: “Hey, these meatballs are great!”. You know, that’s what it’s all about: Food that makes people stop and say “wow”. And, although I’m probably not exactly objective here, they were pretty good. Okay, very good. I think there’s a couple of tweaks we could make, but they were nice. Worth all the chopping, mixing, forming, baking, saucing, etc. Better maybe bests Perfect!!

There weren’t many left.



or much else for that matter....








Again, the important thing was that we had another evening with friends. We also kept in mind those travelers that couldn't be there in person, but I’m sure they were in spirit. Especially our dear friend Katie...

And of course everybody was

DFD